Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the report of the Education Transformation Manager which was presented to outline the outcome of the annual review and consultation process associated with the Blaenau Gwent Admission Policy for Nursery and Statutory Education.

The Education Transformation Manager spoke to the report and highlighted the main points contained therein.

In response to a Member’s question regarding catchment areas and capacity at Pen-y-Cwm Special School, the Head of Education Transformation reported that currently there were no specific catchment areas for Special Schools, however, it was intended to bring a report forward on the capacity at Pen-y-Cwm school and the report was scheduled into the Forward Work Programme for spring / summer 2020.

The Chair commented that consistent implementation of the Admissions Policy was key to successful delivery.

The Committee AGREED to recommend that the report be accepted and endorse Option 1; namely that the policy document be accepted.